SonicWALL SuperMassive 9800, Getting Started Manual

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SonicWall SuperMassive 9800 Getting Started Guide 53
To configure the interfaces for Wire Mode:
1 On the Network > Interfaces page, click the Configure
button for the interface you want to configure for Wire
Mode.
2 In the Zone drop ‐ down menu, select any zone type
except WLAN.
For example, if you are configuring a WAN/LAN
interface pair in Wire Mode, this field is your WAN
zone.
3 In the IP Assignment drop ‐ down menu, select Wire
Mode (2 ‐ Port Wire) .
4 In the Wire Mode Type drop ‐ down menu, select the
appropriate mode:
• Secure (Active DPI of Inline Traffic)
• Inspect (Passive DPI of Mirrored Traffic)
• Bypass (via Internal Switch / Relay)
Depending on the Wire Mode Type selected, several
checkboxes are also available for configuration:
• Bypass when SonicOS is restarting or down –
With this option enabled, the appliance
forwards packets through the internal switch
when SonicOS is restarting.
• Disable Stateful Inspection ‐ – Stateful Packet
Inspection (SPI) is turned off when this checkbox
is selected. If this option is not selected, new
connections can be established without
enforcing a 3 ‐ way TCP handshake.
• Enable Link State Propagation – If an interface
goes down, its paired interface is forced down to
mirror the link status of the first interface. Both
interfaces in a Wire Mode pair always have the
same link status.
• Restrict analysis at resource limit – With this
option enabled, the appliance scans the
maximum number of packets it can process. The
remaining packets are allowed to pass without
inspection.
5 In the Paired Interface drop ‐ down menu, select an
unassigned interface to pair with the Wire Mode
interface. The Wire Mode interface and its paired
NOTE: This option does not forward traffic if the
appliance is powered off.